The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 11, 2148
Waning Gibbous
72.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 PM
11:08 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.3%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2783
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 243.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.7° / 284.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 45m / 4.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.52° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.07° / -2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.15° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.